PERSONAL PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 78, 29 September 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL

PERSONAL ITEMS

: Cantaiii' V. R. Trlgg is in command of'the Planorbis, which atriTed. at Wellington-;. this morning from Singapore, and he has associated With him the following .officers:—Chief,. Mr. M. RaattiK-; second, Mr. J.-Klnahan; third;-Mr. A:eochraile.- chief engineer, Mr. Jones; second (iuKineer, Mr. Houghton; third engineer, ■ Mr.Arilwraltli; ' fourth engineer, Mr. Fry; fifth engineer, Mr. J. Eichardsonr trireles operator, Mr. Harrington. ■; ■•/■:' ;.;■ ■. ' "

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, iStli September.: Arrived—Muunganul. (T a.m.), from Welling-, ton

LIVERPOOL,. 2Sth SeplemWr Sailed—Tongariro. :/ ' v

■;-•■'■■ AUCKLAND, 20th September ' iVrrl*cd—Canadian Transporter (9 5 am), from. Wellington; Brunswick (12.10 a.m.), from lo's vAngelea; Knto.a (8 20 am), from Sjdnej. :-.'■•'-'• '. LYXTKLTOX, 29th September .' IV-kail—Maori (7.15 lim), for Wellington

;; G;W; Price and Co., 91, Dison street, Will'sell -furniture and bedding in the liiarfc ?t<>iadrro\v, commencing 1.80 ]j.m.

Dr. Leon Bossard, Chief Geologist of the Coal"OnJ"(K"'}Z'.)V" JLtd., New Plymouth, is visiting .Wellington.. .

The death of Mr. A. A. Howes,..principal of the firm of A. A. Howes and7' Co., Chfistchureh, occurred suddenly afc^ Now Plymouth, on Saturday, states a Press Association message. " He arrived on Friday night-on. a business visit. .His home was-at Dunedin. ... . • ...

Tho Hon. .E. W. Alison, M.L.G., Iwa^ knocked down by a motor-car on Thursday evening while waiting for a tram, opposite 'the .Government Buildings,-.;and is now receiving medical attention for abrasions and shock..' He lias'.beea granted leave of absence ' from* tii* Legislative iCouneil, foi" the ."'fein'aindfe* of the session. ..,....: ■■~;'"'■

Mi-. J. J. O'Shea'j who is retiring 6a superannuation on 11th October, from, tlio position of- stationmaster at .Palme'rston North, was.ih'e subject of eulogy; at the annual reunion of the Palmersfoil North branch of the-Railway/Oft-tors' Institute on /Saturday' evening. Tho occasion' was .celebrated' by;,pr-e----sentln'g Mr. p'SheiiVwith a gold watch, which" was handed to.him 'on.behalf of the. institute ,by' Mr. Abraham, thY chairman. Mr. P. Clark, spoko on behalf of the locomotive branch, and-Mr. Q. Wilkinson onibchalf of the .maintenance) branch; Mr, A. X., Drew ■..as,:;representative of-the Sa'nsoiO tramway, and Mr. \V: Bogers for the and signal department, .as -well" as...* number" of other officers/ ! ; ' -: . .'

The funeral of Mr. Charles Gawaine "Richard James, who died on Thursday after an illness lasting about three years, took place at Khandallah oa Saturday. The Rev. 33. M. Cowie, Vicar of Khandallah, officiated at the cjraveside, and among tl\c mourners U'cic ~SIr. IT. J. Ar. James, brother of tlio deceased, ATr. JJ\ Bennett, Mr. J. G. ' Rmitli, Mr. H. E. "Xicliolls,' Captain M. S. Galloway/ and several .members of the literary staff of the "Dominion, 5* The late Mr. James was 23 years of age,and was formerly a. member -o£ the ''Dominion' 3 literary staff. He ivas educated at Yfaitnki High School and Victoria University College, where he held office in the Debating Society. At' the age oi" 19 lie- had qualified for-this degree of Bachelor of Arts, and ,lia& gained the Diploma in Journalism. ,3fr« James, who Was considered ta hava^a most promising career before him, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. James, ofl Khandallah. Mr. H. J. V, James, his bro.ther, is a well-known barrister Sn th<j city, and is editor of tho Now Zealand 'Law Journal. :